Timescales of Magmatic Processes: From Core to Atmosphere

by Simon Turner and James Van-Orman

Quantifying the timescales of current geological processes is critical for constraining the physical mechanisms operating on the Earth today. Since the Earth's origin 4.55 billion years ago magmatic processes have continued to shape the Earth, producing the major reservoirs that exist today (core, mantle, crust, oceans and atmosphere) and promoting their continued evolution. But key questions remain. When did the core form and how quickly? How are...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1444332619
• ISBN13: 9781444332612
• Release Date: December 2010
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.3" x 9.6"